US denies it tried to influence Malaysia’s political leadership in 2014
The US rejected a claim by Malaysia’s opposition Islamist party that Washington once sought to influence the country’s…
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Young Malaysians brew goal for traditional tuak drink to become national success
At Raffly Langi’s family longhouse in Sarawak, on Malaysian Borneo, the tuak rice wine did not come in a branded bottle…
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Filipino-Americans rattled by Trump’s migrant-chasing ‘xenophobia’ games
The recent release of classic arcade games on the White House website, which allow players to deport migrants and build…
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Tesla to exhibit Cybercab robotaxi in China: can it spark buzz amid slow sales?
Tesla is facing weaker sales in China this year, but the American electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer is looking to…
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Cold comfort: Japan’s Hokkaido battles cockroach surge amid global warming
In all his five decades of living in Hokkaido, Makoto Watanabe cannot recall ever being confronted by a cockroach. But…
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China begins mining iron from tailings, low-grade ore that can meet its demand for decades
China has launched a world-first industrial-scale facility to extract iron from previously discarded mine tailings and…
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Signalling fault disrupts Hong Kong high-speed rail service, delaying 15 trains
At least 15 high-speed cross-border train services were delayed in Hong Kong after a signalling fault prompted a…
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Junior Chinese customs officer killed in mudslide just 4 days into job deeply moves public
The tragic death of a junior Chinese customs officer on the Sino-Nepal border, who had only been in her position for…
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Hired, then what? Malaysia’s deaf workers push past entry-level jobs
Yap Yee Lin has been serving espresso at a Starbucks in Malaysia since 2012, longer than many of his colleagues have…
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In an era of extreme summers, it’s time to look beyond air conditioning
The Labour Department recently upgraded its Heat Stress at Work Warning system, making it easier for higher-tier alerts…
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Viral Jennie clip tests limits of South Korea’s AI deepfake laws
For a few seconds during Blackpink member Jennie’s headline set at Tokyo’s Summer Sonic festival last month, it looked…
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Gen Z is turning filial piety into a career path
Hong Kong has always had a simple answer to what young people should do with their lives: study hard, get a job, work…
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Competitors dig deep at Hungarian gravedigging contest
A gravedigging contest in a Hungarian cemetery may sound like the opening line of a comedy sketch. It proved to be…
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Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying to give live lecture from space
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying and her two fellow Shenzhou-23 crew members will deliver a live lecture from…
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How Asian shipyards in Japan, Korea and Philippines keep US warships battle ready
After being stranded in the South China Sea following a power failure in July, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS…
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UK government condemns masked anti-immigrant protesters blocking Dover port
Dozens of masked anti-immigration protesters blocked roads leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port on Saturday,…
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China launches plan for 3D satellite network to monitor sun and cosmic explosions
China has started an international project to build a three-dimensional satellite network between Earth and the moon…
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Taiwan remains Asia’s ‘most dangerous’ issue, former Singaporean diplomat warns
Asia is still shackled by “mental colonisation” despite accounting for over half the global population, a former UN…
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Chinese-German team builds ultra-sensitive ‘floating compass’ to hunt dark matter
Chinese researchers have developed a table-top magnetic sensor that operates at room temperature and can spot magnetic…
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Chinese man, Nepali woman found alive 10 days after flood
Rescuers pulled out a 64-year-old Nepali woman alive on Saturday from her home, buried under thick mud and debris when…
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Canada and China thaw continues as militaries hold first talks in 8 years amid US pressure
China and Canada’s armed forces held their first round of talks in eight years on Friday in the face of growing…
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Singapore investigates racism related to China-Nepal disaster, Air India investment
Police are investigating “shameful” racist and xenophobic online comments about the China-Nepal disaster and Singapore…
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Asia-Pacific media outlets forge new partnerships ahead of Shenzhen Apec summit
Media outlets across the Asia-Pacific region have gathered in Shenzhen to deepen collaboration on content, talent and…
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China’s billion-dollar pet funeral industry stays largely unregulated without public oversight
In May, at a pet funeral home in Dalian, northeastern Liaoning province, a grieving couple wept as they tenderly combed…
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War on Earth could spill over to the moon, Chinese space scientists warn
In a rare study, Chinese aerospace researchers have explored how a war could one day spill into the vast space between…
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14 fall ill after dining at Eaton HK hotel restaurant
Hong Kong health authorities have detected seven additional suspected food poisoning cases linked to a hotel restaurant…
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Ukraine war: how escalating attacks are upending lives in Kyiv
Commuters stranded; children rushed underground in the middle of the school day; festivals cancelled; walks punctuated…
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad author’s vast debts spark awe – and some bitterness – in China
The revelation that Rich Dad, Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has amassed a staggering debt pile has sparked heated…
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Philippine Vice-President Duterte-Carpio posts bail over alleged Marcos death threat
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio posted bail at a Manila courthouse on Saturday, a day after an arrest…
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Malaysia’s PAS eyes new pecking order as it rekindles ties with Umno
Malaysia’s biggest Islamist opposition party has used its annual convention to reopen the door to former rival Umno,…
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New reality for China’s entertainment sector as AI drama goes prime time
From low-quality “slop” such as soap operas starring humanlike cats and dating shows featuring anthropomorphic fruit,…
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US envoys put forward ‘number of ideas’ on Ukraine to Putin, Kremlin says
US envoys proposed a “number of ideas” on how to end the Ukraine war in “frank” talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in…
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China expands currency swap with Egypt as trade ties reach new heights
Egypt’s expanded currency swap with China may help bring the yuan into wider use in trade and investment, but experts…
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Japan, US to advance cooperation on US$550 billion trade deal
Japan and the United States have confirmed they will advance cooperation on investing in strategic sectors and honour…
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Typhoon Saudel: days of flooding trigger fatal landslide in central China
At least one person was killed and 11 are missing after they were buried by a landslide in central China as the region…
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‘Mini-dictatorship’: students slam far-right turn at Argentina-run residence in Paris
Weeks before President Javier Milei visits France, scrutiny has grown around an Argentina-run university residence in…
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